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Italian Job 'top movie car chase'

Filmgoers have selected the car chase scene in 'The Italian Job' as their favourite movie car chase.

Two out of the three top car chases were done using a Mini Cooper, according to a poll from Pearl & Dean.

In a survey of more than 3,000 people, 'The Italian Job' was named as having the best car chase of all time with a massive 25% of the vote.

The pursuit follows three Mini Coopers around the streets of Turin, Italy, at breakneck speed.

In second place with 16% was The Blues Brothers car chase, famed for its car pile-up climax.

Minis featured again with 'The Bourne Identity' in third place, with 15% of the vote. The stunts were carried out on the streets of Paris.

Other car chases in the poll were 'Ronin', shot through the streets and tunnels of Paris, and 'Batman Begins', with the Batmobile traversing the roofs of Gotham City.

'Bullitt' also featured, with Steve McQueen's detective Frank Bullitt chasing a 1968 Dodge Charger in a 1968 Ford Mustang around San Francisco.

The poll results in full are:
1. 'The Italian Job' 25%
2. 'The Blues Brothers' 16%
3. 'The Bourne Identity' 15%
4. 'Ronin' 10%
=5.'Bullitt' 9%
=5. 'Batman Begins' 9%
7. 'Casino Royale' 7%
8. 'The Rock' 5%
9. 'The French Connection' 3%
10. 'Goldfinger' 2%

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